Their heart - That of the inhabitants of Jerusalem. The prophet bids the wall, as the representative of the people who had dwelt secure unde…

Their heart. —The possessive pronoun does not refer to any immediate antecedent, but points, with a wild abruptness, to t…

He does not mean that their heart really cried to God, for there was no cry in their heart; but by this expression he expresses t…

Their heart cried unto the Lord
Either the heart of their enemies, as Aben Ezra; which cried against the Lord, and b…

Causes for lamentation are described. Multitudes perished by famine. Even little children were slain by their mother's hands and eaten, according t…

Here the prophet turns to imploring the Judge's mercy through prayer.

He begins by outlining two main actions. First, he calls the people to…